He was first assigned as a beat cop in Manhattan’s 25th Precinct. He served as a captain in narcotics, organized crime, and most recently running the Bronx’s gang unit.

His first order of business, he said, will be identifying the problems within the precinct, mainly the issue of crews that continue to run rampant in various parts of the Four-Nine, which covers Morris Park, Van Nest and Allerton.

He is no stranger to dismantling a gang, having spent the last seven years taking down gangs that have terrorized Bronx neighborhoods.

“I will continue the policies and the great work that Inspector Nicholson has started here,” Johnson told council members.